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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2016
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark J. Melone, Rome, NY (US);
James F. Marshall, Munnsville, NY (US);
Richard Smith, Morrisville, NY (US);
Mark Lynch, Munnsville, NY (US);
Travis Rasch, Hustisford, WI (US);
Erik Slegelis, Port Washington, WI (US);
Steven J. Weber, Germantown, WI (US);
Denis Oswald, Hartford, WI (US);
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a suspension system coupled to a main frame of ride-on equipment including at least one subframe coupled to the main frame with a pivot including pivot axis. Some embodiments include at least one transaxle assembly supported on the at least one subframe coupled to a drive wheel, and a power source supported on the main frame coupled to the at least one transaxle assembly. Some embodiments include driven pulleys, idler pulleys and backside idler pulleys supported by the at least one subframe coupled to a power source not supported by the at least one subframe. Some embodiments include two independently suspended subframes, each independently pivotable on the pivot axis with respect to each other and the main frame.